Kaohsiung vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$382
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
87
49
🏙️ Population
2.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 131% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5666th and 8919th ($999 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 364th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lahore

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Kaohsiung Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323